Midfield action in Ethiopia's 3-0 defeat of Sudan. PHOTO: Ethiopia National Football Team Facebook page

Despite their squad reportedly having four players who had tested positive to Covid-19, Ethiopia recorded a massive 3-0 win over Sudan in a pre-Africa Cup of nations Cup friendly match in Cameroon on Thursday.

Sudan will be the Super Eagles' second Group B opponents after a potentially explosive opening match with Egypt.

Ethiopia have beaten Egypt's 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) opponent, Sudan, in a friendly encounter that took place in Cameroon.

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Ethiopia dominated the entirety of the encounter and managed to secure a comfortable 3-0 win.

Saint George SC forward Amanuel Gebremichael scored a brace with El-Gouna's Shimelis Bekele adding the third.

Sudan have two other friendlies scheduled against Zimbabwe and Sierra Leone, before the tournament's kick-off.